Hickman, Richard Archibald Gibson, Lance Corporal, P.S.2590, 16th Bn, Middlesex Regiment
Born Derby
Enlisted London
Resided Normanton, Derby
Killed in action France and Flanders 23rd November 1916
Aged 29
Son of Richard Bower Hickman and Emma Elizabeth Hickman, of 8, Thornhill Road, Littleover, Derby
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, III, H, 2
Service record from the National Archives (available from www.ancestry.co.uk)
Enlisted 27th July 1915 aged 27
Stated his place of residence as 3, West Mount Villas, Normanton
Employed as an engineer
5 feet 5 inches in height
Religious denomination Church of England
Served in France from 15th March 1916
Suffered a gun shot wound to the left arm 3rd July 1916
Appointed unpaid Lance Corporal 17th October 1916
Born Derby
Enlisted London
Resided Normanton, Derby
Killed in action France and Flanders 23rd November 1916
Aged 29
Son of Richard Bower Hickman and Emma Elizabeth Hickman, of 8, Thornhill Road, Littleover, Derby
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, III, H, 2
Service record from the National Archives (available from www.ancestry.co.uk)
Enlisted 27th July 1915 aged 27
Stated his place of residence as 3, West Mount Villas, Normanton
Employed as an engineer
5 feet 5 inches in height
Religious denomination Church of England
Served in France from 15th March 1916
Suffered a gun shot wound to the left arm 3rd July 1916
Appointed unpaid Lance Corporal 17th October 1916